Thayer is a village in York County, Nebraska, United States.

[4] It was named for John Milton Thayer, a general in the Union Army during the Civil War and a Reconstruction era United States Senator from Nebraska.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2), all land.

21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 10.5% of families and 22.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 42.1% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.